Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), says she has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Kingibe said her defection was a deliberate move and would be formalised with “fanfare”. “I’m totally and completely committed to ADC,”…
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, local police…
The first patient to undergo recently approved gene therapy for sickle cell disease, Kendric Cromer, has left the hospital. The 12-year-old has been receiving treatment at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., United States of America, for the past 44 days, but left the facility on Monday, reports the New York Times. Sickle cell…
The Labour Party has announced the indefinite suspension of six prominent members, including Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Senators Darlington Nwokocha and Ireti Kingibe, over alleged anti-party activities. Others suspended are Victor Afam Ogene, Amobi Ogah, and Seyi Sowumi. The party’s National Executive Council said the decision followed the recommendations of a five-man Disciplinary Committee…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed fresh charges against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele. The charges, filed before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, allege that Emefiele unlawfully acquired a housing estate comprising 753 units, and allegedly stole and controlled billions…
Peoples Democratic Party chieftain Chief Bode George, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to give up his ambition to be president since he will be 81 in 2027. George who was addressing a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, said Atiku who started to contest for the presidency since 1993 should be satisfied with…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, saying he wanted the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. In a move which has continued to divide opinions among Nigeria Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and…
Posters of Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala A. Mohammed, with the inscription ‘Kaura for President 2027’ have flooded Bauchi streets, Daily Trust can report. The posters were placed at strategic places including roundabouts, electrical poles and signboards along major streets within the state capital. Daily Trust observed that the posters were visible along major streets…
The General Overseer of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Prophet Chukwuemeka Cyril Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, has stirred widespread reactions with a startling revelation about his life and ministry. Speaking during a recent church service, Odumeje declared that his time on earth is limited and that when his journey…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, met with two All Progressives Congress, APC, governors. Wike met with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday. Their meeting was disclosed by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, via his Facebook…